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James K. Polk. La casa en la que Polk vivió su vida de adulto antes de ascender a la presidencia, en Columbia, Tennessee, es su única residencia que permanece en pie. James Knox Polk ( Pineville, Carolina del Norte; 2 de noviembre de 1795- Nashville, Tennessee; 15 de junio de 1849) fue el undécimo presidente de los Estados Unidos (1845-1849).
James Knox Polk. James K. Polk. Onceavo presidente de los Estados Unidos. Nació el 2 de noviembre de 1795 en el condado de Mecklenburg, Carolina del Norte. Hijo de un granjero acomodado y una presbiteriana cuya vida giraba en torno a la Biblia. En 1819, trabaja como oficinista del Senado del estado y, cuatro años después, es electo para la ...
James Polk is today widely seen as a successful president; he is regarded as a man of destiny and a political chess master, who, through extraordinary diligence, worked to promote American democracy.
2 de abr. de 2024 · James K. Polk (born November 2, 1795, Mecklenburg county, North Carolina, U.S.—died June 15, 1849, Nashville, Tennessee) was the 11th president of the United States (1845–49). Under his leadership, the United States fought the Mexican War (1846–48) and acquired vast territories along the Pacific coast and in the Southwest.
Polk's critics accuse him of being too partisan to understand the dangerous depth of the emotions that might erupt over the expansion of slavery westward. He left the nation at the end of his term facing its greatest political and social crisis since the American Revolution.
Often referred to as the first “dark horse,” James K. Polk was the 11th President of the United States from 1845 to 1849, the last strong President until the Civil War.
29 de oct. de 2009 · James Polk (1795-1849) served as the 11th U.S. president from 1845 to 1849. During his tenure, America’s territory grew by more than one-third and extended across the continent for the first ...
